Wem Foundation

MINNEAPOLIS, MN EIN: 41-1604640

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$359.5M

+76.3% YoY

Grant Count

135

-2.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.7M

+80.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$90M$180M$270M$359M136 grants2020130 grants2021138 grants2022135 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2023

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$75.2MMINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF…$25.1MTHE LEARNING ALLIANCE$20.0MWILLIAMS COLLEGE$15.0MRIVERSIDE THEATRE$10.1MVERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART$10.0MABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSP…$10.0MMINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDA…$10.0MGUTHRIE THEATER$8.2MPROJECT SUCCESS$7.1M

Grant Size Distribution

539 grants across all recorded years

211<$50K81$50–100K96$100–250K30$250–500K25$500K–1M61$1–5M35$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

JAMES HIELDDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$390KHARRIET S NORGRENDIRECTOR$5K

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ELIZABETH S MACMILLANDIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR/SEC1
HARRIET S NORGRENDIRECTOR0.25$5,000
JAMES HIELDDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT40$390,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

22states
+14 more states

Cities

AFTONARDEN HILLSBALTIMOREBERKELEYBIG TIMBERBIRD ISLANDBLOOMINGTONBOSTONBOULDERBOZEMANBRADYBROOKLYN PARKCHANHASSENCHASKACOLLEGE PARKCOLORADO SPRINGSCOON RAPIDSEDEN PRAIRIEEDINAERIE

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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